Dibutyltin dichloride

CAS 683-18-1

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$537M

Top sourceChina 39%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293190 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293190, which covers 378 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 39%ChinaDE 17%GermanyIT 9%ItalyIN 7%IndiaJP 7%Japan

Ireland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Monaco
Ukraine
Spain
Mexico
Poland
Indonesia
Armenia
Israel
Sweden
Australia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Brunei
Hong Kong
Brazil
Thailand
Argentina
Finland
Austria
Latvia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Pmc Group N.A

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Polymer Additves

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Surface modifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS683-18-1

PubChem CID12688

DTXSIDDTXSID8027292

FormulaC8H18Cl2Sn

Mol. Weight303.84 g/mol

SMILESCCCC[Sn](CCCC)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027292Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 12688Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dibutyltin dichloride (CAS 683-18-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/683-18-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027292. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027292 PubChem: 12688. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12688 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 683-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 683-18-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293190 for CAS 683-18-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/